Easy 20-min. Honey Garlic Shrimp
Succulent shrimp tossed in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce. This one-pan, easy honey garlic shrimp recipe uses simple ingredients and is ready in just 20 minutes! A family-friendly main and it's great for busy weeknights and it's better than takeout.
Ingredients
- 1 lb jumbo shrimp peeled, deveined, rinsed & strained
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
- 1 green onion finely chopped for garnish
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds optional garnish
Shrimp Marinade
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or tapioca starch
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon water cold or room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Honey Garlic Sauce
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- ⅓ cup honey
- 2.5 tablespoon regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon water cold or room temperature
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar / white vinegar
- ½ tablespoon sesame oil or any neutral oil
- ½ tablespoon cornstarch or tapioca starch
Instructions
- Transfer shrimp to a large bowl after it's peeled, deveined, and rinsed with cold water. Pat dry with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
- Add the marinade ingredients to the shrimp as listed above. Mix well and marinate for 15 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients as listed above until honey is dissolved. Set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon (15 ml) vegetable oil in a large pan on medium heat. Cook shrimp until mostly pink but slightly translucent, flipping over halfway, about 60-90 seconds in total. Quickly remove it from the pan.
- Add the honey garlic sauce to the pan and simmer to thicken it. When thickened, it can easily coat the back of a spoon and not quickly run off.
- Then toss in the shrimp in the sauce until fully pink and cooked, about 20 seconds. Remove the pan from the heat. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 191mg | Sodium: 1795mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 313IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 104mg | Iron: 1mg